Scenes from the Washington Coast

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"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mini-Session: Beautiful Brittany!

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"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful."
-- Mae West

Sneak Peek: Brittany :)

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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Countdown to the Weekend

In just a mere two days, I'll be able to check something off my (ever-expanding, always-evolving) Bucket List.

Camping on the beach.


Yep. We're going to spend one long, glorious weekend basking in the rugged beauty that so defines the beaches of the Pacific Northwest.


Ah... Life just doesn't get any better than this!





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"We now no longer camp as for a night, but have settled down on earth and forgotten heaven."
-- Henry David Thoreau

Winter in the Cascades :)

Okay. So please, please keep in mind that this is my first attempt at compositing photos. But when I saw the image of this fireplace in Luxe magazine, I couldn't help but immediately think of this photograph I took of Lake Wenatchee. (Winter in the Cascades is such a beautiful time!) Putting them together just seemed.... natural. And even though I'm fairly certain that photography is no longer going to be a part of my future, because of fun photos like this it will always, always be a cherished hobby.

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"As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do."
-- Zachary Scott

Libby: Lifestyle Portraiture

It's on her arm. Scrawled in black ink. A tattoo that says:

Saved by grace.

And Libby is. Pure and absolute grace.

Her dreams are simple, yet enormous. And they're full of grace. Her one desire in life is to get back to Africa (where she recently lived for a year and a half) so she can spend her days basking in that awe-inspiring country while helping others achieve and realize their dreams.

To achieve our own dreams is amazing. That feeling that comes with seeing a dream through to fruition is intoxicating - there's almost nothing like it. But to have a dream that also inspires others to achieve theirs? Well, there's just nothing better than that.

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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
-- Anne Frank

Sneak Peek: Libby

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"Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul."
-- William Hazlitt

Fun with Nora :)

When April responded to my plea for help with a design project at school and offered up her daughter Nora as a model, I was ecstatic. (Okay, more than ecstatic. I actually did a little jig when I got her message.) Because really, Nora is just about as cute as they come.

I've had the privilege of shooting Nora once before (click here for those awesome images) and was thrilled to have another opportunity to capture her amazing spirit. This little gal absolutely belongs in front of the camera. I mean, seriously... Just take a look. :)

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"Always jump in the puddles! Always skip alongside the flowers. The only fights worth fighting are the pillow and food varieties."
-- Terri Guillemets